Migrate and modernize ca easytrieve or easytrieve plus. My output file contains non matched records from file1 and file 2 and matched records from file 2. If dept 420 assume this as your break condition go to continue give a labeel name, to break the loop endif. It is important that you do not use email to request, authorize or effect the purchase or sale of any security or commodity, to send fund transfer instructions, or to effect any other transactions. Feb 29, 2008 as far as i know, since easytrieve is an interpreted language, there is no such thing as easytrieve compiler. For do while, the truth value of the conditional expression determines whether statements bound by the do enddo pair are to be executed. Once the programs have been converted and validated checked to ensure they do perform the same in cobol as in easytrieve then the ca easytrieve plus. Fieldtwo systime parmregister parmregister is a fourbyte binary field which contains. You need to redefine the char field either in ws or where it is defined in the input file.
Nov 16, 2011 it is distributed with ca easytrieve plus. The conversion can be made to delivery cobol code with the equivalent data access statements in place to ensure that the application when executed will produce functional behaviour identical to that of the preconverted program. Dataminer supports the ca easytrieve statement structure and syntax rules. If the condition is true, the flow of control jumps back up to do, and the statements in the loop executes again.
So far we have executed only easytrieves pgms with sql statements and called pure cobol subroutinesno db2 access. Post the bit of code that is giving you a problem and explain why the loop cannot simply be completed. Nov 05, 2015 easytrieve plus is an information retrieval and data management system. Report statement parameters title statement parameters line statement parameters heading statement sequence statement generating multiple reports report routing generating label reports arithmetic and conditional processing. When a do statement is present, all statements following the do statement are. One issue many companies face is maintaining back office functions while working remotely. The program continues to loop until the conditional expression is true. Easytrieve can process input files sequentialvsam and read databases including adabas, db2, ca datacomdb, ims and idms. To ensure record availability when using the get statement, you must test for endoffile eof or file presence if. The difference also exists in the compare instructions. A ca easytrieve plus macro is simply a portion of a program that you store somewhere for repeated use. Working storage fields assignment statement if statement case statement do while do until. In addition, spectrum writer has valuable web and export features that are missing from easytrieve. Easytrieve if eof statement im trying unsuccessfully to use the if eof filename statement in easytrieve, but it never seems to find the end of the file.
As with the condition in an if statement, the condition in a while statement is considered true if its value is. There is a way that easytrieve s db2 interface can be set up by the systems programmer so that the layout can be retrieved dynamically. The record length, recordcount, and filestatus system variables you are familiar with are supported for each file. Easytrieve guide for mainframe programmers 2 of 20 srinimf. Perform generates a separate paragraph for each do while nest. Hi all, im a newbie using easytrieve and i created one recently but is encountering invalid file reference problem.
The loop control statements do until, do while, and end do control and delimit. Jul 14, 2015 read my post1, post2, post3, post4 on easytrieve. Compile terminates easytrieve processing after completion of the syntax check and compile operations. Any such request, orders, or instructions that you send will not be accepted and will not be processed by morgan stanley smith barney. Dataminer processes the job and stop statements, but this example does not require them. Before an easytrieve plus db2 program can be run using static sql, it is first necessary to code a parm link statement at the top of the program. The activity definition section of an easytrieve program contains the ca easytrieve plus statements that perform the tasks for which. Use relation logic to accept and reject records for reporting. Easytrieve b9 relational operator must be eq or ne. Easytrieve is designed as an easy to use language for quickly generating reports from databases and other data sources. Migration utilitys eztpa00 is a program loader, not a compiler.
This course is for all staff associated with applications development in the ibm zseries enterprise server zos environment. It will be better if you post the code where you do the exact operation along with their data defintion. It repeatedly executes a statement as long as a condition is true. When the conditional expression is false, the program branches back to execute the statements. It could be a file definition that you want to use in more than one program without typing it more than once, or it could be a piece of program logic or a report declaration that you use often in different programs. If x is divisible by 5, the break statement is executed and this causes the exit. Understand the easytrieve program sections, terms, and their syntax. Enddo an enddo statement must be specified after each do statement and its associated statements.
Before attending this course, the delegate should have an understanding of the development cycle in the ibm mainframe environment. The inputoutput field must consist of a 2byte binary field immediately followed by a character portion to contain the actual parm information. You use the virtual file type on a file statement to specify. Refer to the statement description for the valid range. Of course, the mainframe isnt the only way to do it. Status checks inputoutput processing to see if it was performed properly. I am just checking to see if anyone out there wrote a custom parser to process this source when the user saves the source in sclm option 2. How cloudbased accounting software can keep your company. While there are 2 job statements, they are not interleaved. In programming, a loop means a part of a program that is or at least can be executed two or more times in succession the while statement is the simplest looping statement in octave. In cobol, a 2 byte binary field can accommodate up to 9,999 in value, while easytrieve can accommodate up to 32,767. For information about the syntax and convention specific to your operating environment, see your operating environment manuals.
Examples in the following sections do not show syntax or conventions specific to every nonmainframe operating system or environment. Allows early checkout of program before data files necessary for execution are available. Mar 10, 2005 hi, it is possible to break do while loop once your condition is met. The do while loop works in the same manner as the while loop, with the exception that the condition is. Sysdate and systime are keywords in easytrieve that will return current system date and system time respectively. Refer to conditional expressions for conditional expression syntax. Choose an existing ca easytrieve program, and change these items. Heading report headings can be supplied in the field definition of a data item. You can use get to access a secondary file while automatically accessing a primary file.
When the conditional expression is true, the statements are executed. The syntax for a do while clause in easytrieve is do while condition1 and condition2 or condition3 statements to. Understand the syntax and power of easytrieve s branch logic. The heading can be specified by simply using the heading parameter of the field definition. Fieldone sysdate systime is an eightbyte alphabetic field that contains the system time. Reference en language structure control structure dowhile do. Easytrieve plus programming table of contents sysedcomputer education techniques, inc. Zweasy is our plugincompatible replacement for easytrieve, at a much lower cost. In 1979 pansophic introduced a 4th generation language and called in programmar, but it did not work out.
List on job input null display sysdate display systime stop output will be 070212 04. Notice that the conditional expression appears at the end of the loop, so the statement s in the loop executes once before the condition is tested. Topics understand the easytrieve program sections, terms, and their syntax understand the syntax and power of easytrieve s branch logic create wellstructured easytrieve code. There are a couple of different ways to convert upper case characters to lower case in easytrieve. This course teaches students the basic techniques required to use ca easytrieve plus, an information management and report generator tool. One thing you can do while masking for easytrieve is.
Ive tried that and several other places throughout my logic, and im ready to start pulling my. Syntactic categories are defined by rules called productions, which specify the values that belong to a particular syntactic category. If you are tired of overpaying ca for easytrieve, we have great news for you. Series tests and range tests must use the relational operator eq or ne. Alternative to easytrieve software solutions for ibm. It is possible to break dowhile loop once your condition is met.
Once the programs have been converted and validated checked to ensure they do perform the same in cobol as in easytrieve then the caeasytrieve plus. The program i created is reading a sequential file and then search the read record in another sequential file until found or eof and then read the next record in first file and search again in he second file. If it is omitted, the ca easytrieve compiler and runtime retrieve the options table dsn from the ini file. Spectrum writer features a simple syntax that is easy to learn and use. Deletingomitting multiple records using easytrievecobol.
Dataminer uses the input and output commands to define files to the script. When the conditional expression is false, the program branches to the statement following enddo. A file statement specifying one or more table names. Help locate and centralize easytrieve programs for batch conversion. The easytrieve presention by srinimf linkedin slideshare.
In looping, a program executes the sequence of statements many times until the stated condition becomes false. The posted code looks rather typical and uses the easytrieve builtin function to match 2 files on the key. Many shops are looking for a nonca alternative to easytrieve. Do not confuse the migration utility eztpa00 program with the easytrieve plus compiler program, which is also named eztpa00 and normally resides in the easytrieve plus load library. Inline generates an inline perform for the do while. Yes, it can be compiled and the executable module stored in a pds, just like any other compiled executable. Do until and do while statements techdocs broadcom inc. Now we need to have sql statements in easytrieve and also in cobol subroutines. Syssequences ibm db2 for z os creating declaring, inserting data into db2 temporary tables. Db2 datatype number of bytes easytrieve variable integer 4 wsint w 4 b smallint 2. Eztpx01 requires two parameters, the system defined parmregister, and a user defined inputoutput field. How do you convert a char to numeric in easytrieve answers. So, if youre better at pc languages, play to your strength.
Easytrieve guide for mainframe programmers 6 of 20 srinimf. When the conditional expression is true, the program branches to the statement following the enddo. When the conditional expression is false, the processing continues with the next statement following the enddo. The easytrieve file command syntax is supported, however, including virtual, exit, and sql operands.
If its something like easytrieve, its usually easier to insert tabs to advance through fields. This procedure gives you the benefit of maintaining your programs in the familiar easytrieve or easytrieve plus syntax, while reaping the benefits of running your programs in cobol. The migration utility ships as a set of macros which interprets the easytrieve syntax and generates the meta format and load modules which perform the rest of the conversion to cobol. When converting existing easytrieve plus programs, you should perform. Host variable datatype mapping between easytrieve and db2. The do and enddo statements define the scope of repetitive program logic. Programmers or analysts who need to do report formatting and file manipulation in an ibm mainframe environment. The parm is read and that is the only reference to the input parameter data and the only time the first job statement is executed. I do have the easytrieve plus student guide though. My coworkers are willing to help when i hit a bump, but i cant seem to get a satisfactory answer from them on this one.
Report designates the beginning of a report declaration and can specify the type of report and report characteristics. Yet spectrum writer provides the same sort of report writing and file manipulation capabilities, including dozens of powerful date and string functions. In perform varying, a paragraph will be executed till the condition in until phrase becomes true. In general, inline generates logic that is less fragmented and is easier to follow, but the reference labels inside the do while nests are not allowed. Retrieve first record from input file filea step 1 logic generated by the do while not eof filea sort statement if before was specified step 2 if before requested if reset working storage fields specified step 3 reset all reset working storage fields reinitialize reset fields perform procname step 4 perform the users proc if select statement was executed step 5 pass record to sort.
Specify the status parameter whenever there is a possibility for unsuccessful completion of the inputoutput request. Though i had coded length 100 when define file in easytrieve,the ezt write a record with the maximum bytes to the vb file. Hi all, i have two files file1 and file2 file1 lrecl is 250 bytes duplicates is there empkey1 which is of 28 bytes. The sample jcl then invokes the cobol compile, link, and go steps. You need to code a go to statement, if your condition get satisfied. In no event will ca be liable to the end user or any third party for any loss or damage, direct or indirect. You have learned how the report, sequence, control, sum, title, heading, and line statements are used in the creation of a ca easytrieve report. Apply to developer, senior developer, senior programmer and more. Understand the wide variety of reporting options available. Easytrieve plus is an information retrieval and data management system. To process data from an sql table via easytrieve sql file method, you must code the following statements and definitions. Easytrieve, mainframe data tables page 3 actuarial outpost. Lesson 4 activity section, report statement and report. While the generated cobol uses the length of the first argument and the second argument for comparison, easytrieve compares the values for the length of the first argument only.
When not coded with the data item, the actual field name is used as a heading. These easytrieve pgms also calls cobol subroutines which is also having sql access to db2 statements. It seems like the statement should be placed immediately after the job input statement. The loop control statements do until, do while, and end do control and delimit repetitive program logic. Cobol loop statements there are some tasks that need to be done over and over again like. If the condition is true, the flow of control jumps back up to do, and the statements in the loop execute again. Oct 21, 2010 i do have the easytrieve plus student guide though. Once the training course is complete, the programmer will immediately be able to develop and maintain ca easytrieve plus programs in a live environment. Embedded db2 sql and cursor in easytrieve use this code.
The following jcl examples include the ezoptbl dd statement to identify the options table file to. The course will include lectures given by the instructor, discussions within the class, and practical sessions. The point statement in easytrieve points a record on a keyed file. For conditional expression syntax, see conditional expressions in the chapter statements a c. Ive been reading through the forums here and elsewhere trying to find an answer for my problem, but havent come across a working solution. If all columns defined in the file are subject to update, specify the update keyword on the file statement. When using a ca easytrieve report generator file, however, fields see the native sql examples for the use of manual indicator values. For example, if we want to write a program that will print 1 to 25, excluding the. Easytrieve guide for mainframe programmers 5 of 20 srinimf. Notice that the conditional expression appears at the end of the loop, so the statement s in the loop execute once before the condition is tested.
I want to break a dowhile loop on certain conditions and again want to goto job and process the next record. Sql statements in easytrieve should be prefixed with the word, sql. This article provides jcl examples for running various job types in zos. If you use the db2 interface with easytrieve you may need to provide the db2 table layouts in your easytrieve program. Easytrieve may access data from a variety of database management systems and file management systems. Learning objectives upon successful completion students will be able to. Te rminating statements with a period, statement continuation, and commenting conventions are all supported. Easytrieve now called easytrieve classic originates from 1969 and was no more than a rpgtype report generator, though with tricks one was able to do some file copy operations.
Dataminer commands are free flowing and do not require a continuation character when they extend onto more than one input card. It is a primitive form of 4gl whose english like language and simple syntax provide the tools for easy data retrieval and report generation, easytrieve plus can now produce reports in html format. I have created easytrieve to compare two files using do while loop. Understand the syntax and power of easytrieves branch logic.
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